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Why my fascination for consciousness & computer technology?

They seem like two topics that are miles apart, almost each others opposite. But nothing is what it seems ;)

SInce my early twenties I've submerged myself in everything there is to read about consciousness, personal growth & development and spirituality. Well, not everything; but much. In my urge to grasp, understand and analyze things, to connect the dots.

Back then, in the midst of a minor identity crisis, I decided to get treated by a psycho therapist. All I knew was that I felt emotionally unstable for quite a while, afraid to be by myself and that I could feel this panic inside my body but I had no clue of what was wrong with me. Actually all of this was triggered by a seemingly innocent communication training at work, in which the trainer could completely see through my masquerade. On the outside everything seemed perfectly fine but on the inside I was a complete mess for the rest of the day. All I could do was cry and I felt completely lost. I can still remember this as if it was yesterday. After walking around like a zombie for a couple of days I managed, through my employer at the time, to start my therapy treatments with this psycho therapist and off I went.

A holistic treatmentLooking back this is where my journey towards myself started, my true self and my purpose in life. Towards a holistic perspective on wellbeing and human potential. This led me, amongst others, to join a school where I got trained to become a Holistic Coach/Therapist in Amersfoort (The Netherlands), to a certification as a Holistic Health Counsellor at The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in Manhattan/New York. This also inspired me to name my business Holistic Consultant, my app Holistic PDA and my blog alias Holistic Hacker. My focus is on developing virtual products and services that contribute to the wellbeing and consciousness of its users.

But what exactly is a holistic perspective? To me it means to look beyond 'merely' the human body, beyond our five senses and beyond what we can map and measure. The realization that, with the naked eye, we cannot see most of the dimensions that are present, we cannot observe the fact that we ourselves consist of multiple dimensions. That apart from our physical dimension we also consist of emotional, mental, spiritual and astral dimensions.

Out of the BoxTo me this means thinking beyond what is considered 'normal', moving outside of the box and never accept anything for a fact because it is said so. Simply because your parents have told you so, because it is common sense in your family, because society, schools, knowledge institutions or even Science says it to be true. Research everything yourself and draw your own conclusions.

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